Author: Barrett WendellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
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The Traditions of European Literature
Author: Barrett WendellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
For contents and other editions, see Author Catalog.
The Traditions of European Literature
Author: Barrett WendellThe Traditions of European Literature
Author: Barrett WendellPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330065181
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 681
Book Description
Excerpt from The Traditions of European Literature: From Homer to Dante Separately to acknowledge my debts to the friends, colleagues, and assistants who have helped this book take form would at once demand undue space and perhaps now and then commit them to views other than their own. I cannot refrain, however, from expressing my gratitude to Mr. Charles Knowles Bolton, of the Boston Athenæeum, for his constant and considerate kindness during the seasons when I have written there almost daily. The preparation of the Bibliographic Suggestions was originally undertaken by Dr. Frederic Schenck. After his untimely death it was taken up by Mr. Daniel Sargent. When Mr. Sargent was called to Europe, it was completed by Mr. Edward Motley Pickman, who has also made the Index. I cannot too heartily acknowledge my deep sense of what they have done for me; nor too gravely express the sorrow brought to all his friends by Frederic Schenck's death. If I felt sure that the book deserved such honour, it should be dedicated to his brave and happy memory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Traditions of European Literature
Author: Barrett WendellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780841496675
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A History of European Literature
Author: Walter CohenPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191078913
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Walter Cohen argues that the history of European literature and each of its standard periods can be illuminated by comparative consideration of the different literary languages within Europe and by the ties of European literature to world literature. World literature is marked by recurrent, systematic features, outcomes of the way that language and literature are at once the products of major change and its agents. Cohen tracks these features from ancient times to the present, distinguishing five main overlapping stages. Within that framework, he shows that European literatures ongoing internal and external relationships are most visible at the level of form rather than of thematic statement or mimetic representation. European literature emerges from world literature before the birth of Europe — during antiquity, whose Classical languages are the heirs to the complex heritage of Afro-Eurasia. This legacy is later transmitted by Latin to the various vernaculars. The uniqueness of the process lies in the gradual displacement of the learned language by the vernacular, long dominated by Romance literatures. That development subsequently informs the second crucial differentiating dimension of European literature: the multicontinental expansion of its languages and characteristic genres, especially the novel, beginning in the Renaissance. This expansion ultimately results in the reintegration of European literature into world literature and thus in the creation of todays global literary system. The distinctiveness of European literature is to be found in these interrelated trajectories.
The Traditions of European Literature
Author: Wendell BarrettPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019837320
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This classic survey of European literature offers a comprehensive overview of the literary traditions that have defined Western culture from antiquity to the Middle Ages. Drawing on a wealth of literary examples and historical analysis, The Traditions of European Literature is an essential resource for students of literature and anyone with an interest in the evolution of European culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
“Gypsies” in European Literature and Culture
Author: V. GlajarPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 023061163X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
This book traces representations of "Gypsies" that have become prevalent in the European imagination and culture and influenced the perceptions of Roma in Eastern and Western European societies.
The Traditions of European Literature
Author: Barrett WendellThe Traditions of European Literature from Homer to Dante
Author: Barrett WendellThe Traditions of European Literature
Author: Barrett WendellPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484430364
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Excerpt from The Traditions of European Literature: From Homer to Dante Though this book is intended for general read ers, it originated in lectures given at Harvard College between 1904 and 1917. Years of deal ing with Harvard students had shown me not only that Americans now know little of the liter ary traditions of our ancestral Europe, but also that they are seldom aware even of the little they know. Beginning with no more clear pur pose than to help these needs, I gradually came to see my Object more definitely; it was at once to revive knowledge which was sinking beneath the level of consciousness, to indicate the gaps which each man must supply for himself, and to en courage in all the habit of so thinking things to gether instead of scrutinising them apart that each might gradually come habitually to see in perspective whatever he might know or learn about the traditions, historic and literary, which have accompanied our civilisation to the point where we are part of it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.